Dylan
A unisex name of Welsh origin, meaning son of the sea.
Babies a year
10,158
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#41
down from #28
UK popularity
#72
717 babies · down from #64
How Dylan has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #27 |
| 2016 | #32 |
| 2017 | #29 |
| 2018 | #31 |
| 2019 | #39 |
| 2020 | #42 |
| 2021 | #44 |
| 2022 | #41 |
| 2023 | #34 |
| 2024 | #28 |
| 2025 | #41 |
In 2025, 717 babies in England and Wales were named Dylan. In the US, 10,158 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 16,496 in 2001.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dylan was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.74% of American babies of that sex.
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